DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 4.8 - - 10.5 - - 14.1 - - 9.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 146 - - 74 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 755 - - 2028 - - 2202 - - 44 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 916 - - 1781 - - 917 - - 917 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1644 - - 2917 - - 3091 - - 933 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1095 - - 653 - - 812 - - 2046 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 118 - - 270 - - 223 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 17 - - 17 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 292 - - 295 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -814 - - -571 - - -1277 - - -2014 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2458 - - 3488 - - 4369 - - 2947 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10663 - - -8735 - - -8142 - - -9642 ODpotential blCL - - - 12307 - - 11652 - - 11233 - - 10575 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 72 - - 65 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 4.8 - - 10.5 - - 14.1 - - 9.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -2.3 - - -1.4 - - -1.6 - - 0.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 4.7 - - 9.9 - - 13.8 - - 11.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -2.5 - - -2.4 - - -2.3 - - -0.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 146 - - 74 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 755 - - 2028 - - 2202 - - 44 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 94313 145 230 127 229 141 238 146 241 94313 87311 131 246 113 240 123 248 114 248 87311 81837 113 248 108 244 107 249 101 255 81837 77216 107 257 98 252 94 257 96 263 77216 73216 108 264 94 261 91 269 94 272 73216 69709 97 266 92 266 91 274 93 277 69709 66576 87 263 89 270 89 278 92 279 66576 63713 79 269 81 275 86 280 88 283 63713 61056 77 278 75 282 84 281 85 285 61056 58469 76 285 76 288 81 283 85 289 58469 55749 77 288 77 289 78 289 88 294 55749 52908 76 288 77 293 81 294 98 293 52908 50185 67 290 79 296 89 298 107 292 50185 47730 60 295 82 296 95 299 108 291 47730 45521 65 299 84 294 99 299 103 292 45521 43512 69 299 81 295 103 298 99 298 43512 41676 72 299 79 299 99 298 108 304 41676 39993 75 302 83 304 97 304 120 303 39993 38447 83 307 92 307 111 310 132 302 38447 37020 91 307 101 308 127 311 147 304 37020 35682 93 307 108 309 141 310 156 304 35682 34384 96 311 114 311 150 311 157 306 34384 33057 104 313 120 313 157 313 155 308 33057 31675 108 314 121 313 157 313 149 306 31675 30244 113 316 122 314 152 312 142 307 30244 28750 118 316 122 313 150 312 139 307 28750 27183 117 313 123 312 147 310 136 307 27183 25546 110 309 123 310 142 310 133 307 25546 23840 102 307 124 310 133 309 133 309 23840 22068 95 307 122 311 127 308 131 310 22068 20237 87 305 105 308 119 310 119 310 20237 18344 80 302 97 303 102 308 103 309 18344 16397 74 305 90 301 84 306 84 309 16397 14440 69 304 80 302 64 310 67 311 14440 12570 58 305 66 305 54 313 53 315 12570 10874 47 306 51 305 48 313 45 315 10874 9372 44 307 44 303 41 312 40 315 9372 8042 42 310 39 306 36 312 36 317 8042 6868 39 312 35 309 32 310 33 316 6868 5830 36 311 31 311 29 310 32 313 5830 4914 33 306 29 311 26 313 31 311 4914 4109 30 300 28 306 25 309 29 312 4109 3403 28 305 25*300 19*295 28 311 3403 2775 26 310 18*292 18*294 24 304 2775 2223 24 308 18 292 18 294 22 303 2223 1762 21*299 18 292 18 295 21 304 1762 1408 17*293 17 292 17 295 19 304 1408 1165 15 292 16 292 16 295 15 303 1165 1017 14 291 15 292 15 296 12 301 1017 933 11 290 12 292 12 295 6*300 933 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography